Description
The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Published: 2017-10-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1445-1 busybox security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2559-1 busybox security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7295 The get_next_block function in archival/libarchive/decompress_bunzip2.c in BusyBox 1.27.2 has an Integer Overflow that may lead to a write access violation.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3935-1 BusyBox vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00146}

epss

{'score': 0.00112}


Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Busybox Busybox
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T15:27:22.840Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15873

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:04:50.496Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-24T20:29:00.280

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15873

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-10-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15873 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses